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Keywords:

  • bioisosters;
  • de novo design;
  • drug discovery;
  • molecular modeling;
  • scaffold hopping
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Fragment-based drug design: Computer-assisted molecular design has emerged as a valuable tool for lead discovery. We present the successful de novo design, synthesis, and testing of a PPAR agonist using a novel fragment-based compound assembly strategy.